Morrisville in Lamoille County, Vermont — The American Northeast (New England)

Noyes House Museum

1820

— 122 Lower Main Street —

Noyes House Museum Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Steve Stoessel, August 23, 2020

1. Noyes House Museum Marker

Inscription. This exceptional brick federal home was built for Jedediah Safford, son of Morrisville's first resident, John Safford. In 1947, the Village of Morrisville, with funding from the Alexander H. Copley Trust, bought the house for use as a community center. However the renovation funds were instead allocated to Peoples Academy to build a new gymnasium. Around the same time, an oil company expressed interest in purchasing it to build a gas station. Fortunately, the town was opposed to this and declined the offer.

In 1952, the Safford home was leased to the Morristown Historical Society for the fee of one dollar, for use as a permanent museum and headquarters of the local historical society. Today, as the Noyes House Museum, the building houses an interesting collection of furniture, textiles, military objects, clothing, photographs, pottery, folk and fine art, tools, and objects of daily life.

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The house exhibits all the characteristics of classic Federal high style: a 2 1/2 story, five-bay facade, a central hall entrance with a fanlighted and sidelighted door, and on the gable ends, paired interior end chimneys and decorative lunettes. A 1 1/2-story wood frame building was later added to the main brick structure. Photograph ca. 1885.

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2018 by Morrisville Alliance for Culture and Commerce. (Marker Number 10.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Architecture. In addition, it is included in the Vermont, Morrisville History & Art Walk series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1947.

Location. 44° 33.687′ N, 72° 36.036′ W. Marker is in Morrisville, Vermont, in Lamoille County. It is at the intersection of Lower Main Street (Vermont Route 100) and A Street, on the right when traveling south on Lower Main Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 122 Lower Main St, Morrisville VT 05661, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Vermont’s Green Mountains.

It is also in the American Northeast

and in New England.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Great North Woods,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Second Noyes House (within shouting distance of this marker); Noyes General Store (within shouting distance of this marker); Munson Block (within shouting distance of this marker); Ferris Block (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Dewey K. Hickok (about 400 feet away); Union Bank Building (about 500 feet away); Tegu Theatre (about 600 feet away); Fleetwood Block (about 600 feet away).

Also see . . . The Noyes House Museum. (Submitted on August 27, 2020, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut.)

Noyes House Museum and Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Steve Stoessel, August 23, 2020

2. Noyes House Museum and Marker

The Museum is beyond the marker.

Credits. This page was last revised on November 29, 2024. It was originally submitted on August 26, 2020, by Steve Stoessel of Niskayuna, New York. This page has been viewed 343 times since then and 33 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on August 26, 2020, by Steve Stoessel of Niskayuna, New York. • Michael Herrick was the editor who published this page.